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Changes to Heathrow Airport's public transport connections will mean in the future it will be possible to get there from Reading in under half an hour thanks to Western Rail

In addition to Crossrail being fully operational in 2019, routes into Heathrow from London Waterloo and Slough are also expected to become a reality. There are also plans to give those in the vicinity of the airport free travel.

Surface access manager for Heathrow, Mitchell Sterling, who lives in Reading, was positive about the changes being made to the airport.

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By 2040 the team at Heathrow expect to treble the capacity of the rail network into the airport.

Mr Sterling said: "Crossrail will be a game changer. It will allow people not just from London to get into the airport."

Once Crossrail launches passengers should be able to get from Reading to the train station underneath Terminal Five in under half and hour.

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The importance of public transport to Heathrow Airport should not be understated, as explained in the video, in the last 25 years the number of passengers coming into Heathrow Airport has risen by about 80 per cent.

Despite this the numbers coming by car have remained broadly the same.

Mr Sterling himself travels into work each day on public transport.

He said: "I live in Reading with my wife now. The public transport allows me to live in Reading and work in London.

"We both lived in London and before that in Glasgow, we're used to not having a car.

"[The public transport] absolutely allows us to live in Reading and not need a car."